Employee Assistance Program

The State of Connecticut has selected Solutions as the approved vendor to provide the Employee & Family Assistance Program (EAP) to employees. We all face challenges in life. The Employee Assistance Program’s mission is to help you find solutions to those challenges, whether large or small. Participation is voluntary and strictly confidential. Learn more.

Open Enrollment

The Office of State Comptroller annually conducts an Insurance Open Enrollment period, which allows employees to make changes to their insurance plans. This is a time for employees to make changes such as changing insurance company, plan level, or adding dependents. Open Enrollment normally takes place during the month of May, with an effective date of change on July 1st.

Direct Deposit

Direct deposit of your payroll check is available for all employees (excluding student note takers). With direct deposit, your net pay is electronically transferred into your personal savings or checking account. To participate, your bank, savings and loan association, and/or credit union must be a participating member of the National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA), and you must complete Form CO-1040, Direct Deposit Authorization. After the Payroll Office has received the form, Central Payroll will send a pre-notification to your bank to verify your account. It takes approximately two (2) payroll cycles for your first deposit to be made to your account. You MUST notify the Payroll Office immediately if you have made changes to your account or if you wish to cancel. Failure to notify payroll when you close your account will restrict the availability of funds until they are returned from the bank to the State Comptroller.

Retirement

If you are planning on retiring, please submit a letter to the President and cc: Human Resources at least three (3) months in advance. Retirement date must always be the first day of the month.

Retirement Phone Numbers (Area Code 860)

Official Announcement of Employee Retirement

All interaction with the retiring employee remains confidential until the employee has signed the paperwork to initiate his/her retirement. Once the employee has made his/her final decision to retire, we encourage the employee to share this information with his or her department. Once the employee has signed all the necessary forms with Human Resources to officially initiate the retirement, a retirement notification letter is sent to the employee's dean, director, or department head. The intent of this announcement is not only to notify the department of the employee's retirement, but, also to instruct the department to complete an Employment Separation Form. Copies of this announcement are also sent to payroll and other departments as appropriate.

Employment Options After Retirement

A retiree under the State Retirement System has the option to continue working for the State without it impacting his/her retirement benefits as long as the employment meets one of the following criteria:

Position not to exceed 840 to 960 hours per calendar year (which factors out to approximately 120 days)